The Renaissance bazaar
Subtitle: from the Silk Road to Michelangelo
By: Jerry Brotton.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 243
Subjects: Renaissance; East and West; Europe -- History -- 1492-1648
Description: Jerry Brotton's controversial study of the Renaissance disputes the consensus notion of a single Renaissance. The author argues that this was a vibrant period when western and eastern cultures mixed to great mutual benefit.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 226-228) and index.